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Bill Burns

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W6IFE Newsletter March 2006 Edition President Chris Shoaff N9RIN 2911 Calle Heraldo San Clemente CA 92673 9493883121 [e-mail] Vice President Dr. Doug Millar EED, K6JEY 2791 Cedar Ave Long Beach 90806 5624243737 [e-mail] Recording Sec Mel Swanberg, WA6JBD 231 E Alessandro Blvd Riverside, CA 92508 9093696515 [e-mail] Corresponding Sec Kurt Geitner, K6RRA1077 E Pacific Coast Hwy TMB142 Seal Beach, CA 90740 3107184910 [e-mail] Treasurer Dick Kolbly, K6HIJ 26335 Community Barstow, CA 92311 7602532477 [e-mail] Editor Bill Burns, WA6QYR 247 Rebel Rd Ridgecrest, CA 93555 7603758566 [e-mail] Webmaster Chip Angle, N6CA 25309 Andreo Lomita, CA 90717 3105395395 [e-mail] ARRL Interface Frank Kelly, WB6CWN 1111 Rancho Conejo Blvd. #501 Newbury Park, CA 91320 8054998047 [e-mail] W6IFE License Trustee Ed Munn, W6OYJ 6255 Radcliffe Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 8584534563 [e-mail].

At the2 March 2006meeting,Tech talk on 325 GHz SIS receivers and mmwave reception techniques. The SBMS meets at the American Legion Hall 1024 Main Street (south of the 91 freeway) in Corona, CA at 1900 hours local time on the first Thursday of each month. Check out the SBMS web site at http://www.hamradio.com/sbms/. Hi Everyone, It looks like thepremeeting dinner spot for this month is the Sizzler. Sizzler 1461 Rimpau Ave Corona CA 92879 (951) 2728255 Chris, N9RIN There is a lot to discuss at the meeting. There is club officer nominations, the winter social, does the club need insurance and the usual regular topics. See you at the meeting, Chris n9rin Last meeting Welcome to new members Thomas Curlee WB6UZZ of Fullerton and Fred Bongard W6JLL of Torrance. We had visitor Dick Norton ARRL SW Div director to talk about Mexican license problems. Carl Gardenias WU6D the Orange Section Manager was present. Several folks talked about their power amplifiers. Chris N9RIN talked about his Infineon PTF1012 device amp with 4w in and 30w out on 1296 MHz. And one with a PTF1012 that does 9w in and 130 w out put. Wayne had a 10 GHz amp that had 2 w output. John KJ6HZ talked about the GS15B Russian tubes. 30 people present.

Chris, N9RIN 130w 1296 MHz amp. The FCC has renewed the FCC License for the SBMS Club Station, W6IFE. The paper copy arrived today in the mail. The new expiration date is May 6, 2016. 73s from Ed Munn, W6OYJ, License Trustee 858453[e-mail] Owens Valley Radio Observatory Project ON 4 February 2006…Well, guys ... news to report! First, the 10 Gig and 1296 transverters work flawlessly! Great echoes off the Moon. (Thanks Chuck and Bill!) Second, Doug’s a grandpa, and is now on his way BACK to LA, leaving the rest of us here to suffer through ... Number three: high winds! We've had to stow the dish and hope that the wind dies down. If it does, we'll be back on the air.  So far, we have managed to work eighteen stations on 1296 SSB in about three hours on the air. Sooooo, we standby. Probably go have an early dinner and make offerings to the W gods ...  Wish us luck! 73, The SBMS / OVRO / W6IFE gang  rich KG6JKJ chuck WA6EXV dennis WA6NIA jeff KN6VR  and doug out there, somewhere K6JEY Looks like the winds have died down  for now. We've got the goahead to restart the antenna. We'll keep the status updated. Thanks and 73! dennis WA6NIA Gang, Well, the winds DID finally die down. We fired the antenna back up and lo and behold, everything worked (once we figured out the auto notch filter was enabled on the 746Pro ... sheesh!). We were receiving good echoes on 1296 as well as 10 GHz. Chuck finally got the opportunity to start the Moon mapping project and we began this task. The returns were weak.. But considering we are running 2 Watts out, we were quite surprised in the results. It looks like the next time we come up here (soon, we hope) we will be able to start making 10 GHz QSOs!!! We are leaving the transverters in place on the antenna, for now. All we will need do is show up and plug in the IF radios. It is late, we are tired, and we still have to pack up to head home in the morning. The JAwindow appeared totally silent on 1296 for the remainder of the contest. Don't quite understand that. We listened across the band, heard no one. Good echoes of our sig, tho.  Bottom line is that we now have a solid working system and will be back on the air in the near future. We will keep you posted! 73, W6IFE QRT

upon Chuck, WA6EXV drawing.

Dick, K6HIJ built this feed for OVRO based

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This contest should encourage activity and level some of the microwave contest playing field. The contest would involve activity from 2GHz and up, and center around club activity. Members tally up their scores and add them up with other members’ scores to make up a Club Score. The final score is then submitted in one of three categories based on club size. For the purposes of this contest, you can make up a club of two and call yourselves whatever you like. (However, we don’t encourage names that may not appear in print). This is not meant to break up a large club into 25 small clubs, for example, but rather to give isolated stations, roving groups and others a chance to win in a special category. For instance, several SBMS members have extensive roving stations on multiple bands. Should they enter as a separate club or should they be a part of SBMS? We felt that ordinarily if you are a member of an established club you should enter under that club name. However, if you are not a current member of a club, either join one or start your own. Minimum club size is two members/operators with separate stations. The contest rules appear below. This is still a very new event and we look forward to your comments to improve it. Go to the SBMS Web site for more details: http://www.hamradio.com/sbms/club_contest/2GHz_Up_test_2006.pdf Send entries no later than 30 days after the contest to be considered. Send contest logs via snailmail to SBMS Contest Committee, Pat Coker, N6RMJ, 40916 179th Street, Lancaster CA 93535, USA Scores will be posted on the SBMS web page. Winners in each of the club categories (Small, Medium, Large) will receive a certificate, suitable for framing. 2006 2GHz and Up World Wide Club Contest Sponsored by the San Bernardino Microwave Society 1. Object Worldwide club groups of amateurs work as many amateur stations in as many different locations as possible in the world on bands from 2GHz through Light. 2. Date and Contest Period The 2006 dates for the 2GHz and Up Contest areApril 29 to April 30,. Operations take place for 24 hours total on the contest weekend. The weekend begins at 6AM local Saturday though 12 Midnight local Sunday. Listening times count as operating time. Times off must be clearly indicated in the log. 3. Club Entry Categories Clubs will be divided into three categories by number of active members: Small = 210 Medium = 1150 Large = 51 and more 4. Exchange Sixcharacter Maidenhead Locator (see April 1994QST, p 86 or www.arrl/org/locate/gridinfo.html). Signal report is optional. 5. Miscellaneous Scheduling contacts is both permissible and encouraged. Stations are encouraged to operate from more than a single location. For purposes of the contest, a change of location is defined as a move of at least 16 km (10 miles). A station may be worked again on each band for additional credit by either end of the contact after moving to a new location.

Contacts may not be duplicated on the second day (that is at least one end of the QSO must be from a different location). Contacts must be made over a minimum distance of 1 km. A transmitter used to contact one or more stations may not be used subsequently under any other call during the contest period. The intent of this rule is to prohibit “manufactured” contacts. 6. Scoring Distance points: The distance in km between stations for each successfully completed QSO. One point per kilometer (e.g., 10km is 10 points). QSO points: Count 100 QSO points for each unique call sign worked per band. Portable indicators added to a call sign are not considered as making the call sign unique. In making the distance calculations, a string (or ruler) and map may be used. However, calculations by computer program are preferred. Several such programs are available, including a BASIC program listing inThe ARRL World Grid Locator Atlas. For purposes of making calculations, stations are defined as being located in the center of the sixcharacter locator subsquare (most computer programs make this assumption). 7. Multipliers are based on power output
1mW to 500mW: 3x
501mW to 5W: 2x
5.1W and up: 1x Once you designate your power class, you cannot change it to get larger multipliers. For example, if you start the contest with a 5W rig, and the amplifier breaks, making your power output 2mW, you must calculate your score with a 1x multiplier, not a 3x multiplier. You can have a different power level for each band. Log page example from K6ODV: K6ODV is part of a club called The SC6MS, which consists of K6ODV and N6RMJ. At the end of the event, K6ODV and N6RMJ send in both logs with a summary sheet, simply combining the total score from both operators to Enter their club score. K6ODV Log – SBMS 2GHz and Up Contest Call Grid Grid Unique Band Distance Power QSO Square Square Call/Band GHz Points Multiplier Points REC SENT 100pts ea (km) N6XQ DM04MS DM05DR 1 2 126 1 126 N6XQDM04MSDM05DR131262252 N6XQ DM04MS DM05DR 1 5 126 1 126 WA6CGR DM05FO DM05DR 1 2 21 1 21 Totals 400 525 Total score is 400 + 525 = 925 Explanation: K6ODV uses 20W to work N6XQ on 2GHz, 126km distance (20W = x1) = 126 points K6ODV uses 5W to work N6XQ on 3GHz, 126km distance (5W = x2) = 252 points K6ODV uses 5.1W to work N6XQ on 5GHz, 126km distance (5W = x1) = 126 points K6ODV’s 2GHz amplifier blows up, and the rig puts out 2mW, but he makes a QSO with WA6CGR anyway, at a distance of 21km. Note the multiplier still reflects the use of high power – the 2GHz category he chose to enter at the beginning of the contest (20W x1) = 21 points.

There are a total of 4 unique calls, at 100 points each for a total of 400 points Total Unique Calls per band (400) + Total QSO Points (525) = 925 total score for K6ODV. Add all club members’ total scores to come up with the Total Club Score. All scores are to be submitted to the SBMS Contest Committee as a club total. No individual scores will be accepted for this competition. Send entries no later than 30 days after the contest to be considered. Send contest logs via snailmail to SBMS Contest Committee, Pat Coker, N6RMJ, 40916 179th Street, Lancaster CA 93535, USA Scores will be posted on the SBMS web page at http://www.hamradio.com/sbms/ Winners in each of the club categories (Small, Medium, Large) will receive a certificate, suitable for framing.

Chris, N9RIN talking about his amplifier.

John, WA6BFH had an a microwave thing that he was looking for information about. He was hoping that it could be moved to 10 GHz.

Wayne, KH6WZwith his 2w 10 GHz amp at the February 06 meeting. TheSan Bernardino Microwave Societyis a technical amateur radio club affiliated with the ARRL having a membership of over 90 amateurs from Hawaii and Alaska to the east coast and beyond. Dues are $15 per year, which includes a badge and monthly newsletter. Your mail label indicates your call followed by when your dues are due. Dues can be sent to the treasurer as listed under the banner on the front page. If you have material you would like in the newsletter please send it to Bill WA6QYR at 247 Rebel Road Ridgecrest, CA 93555, [e-mail], or phone 7603758566. The newsletter is generated about the 15th of the month and put into the mail at least the week prior to the meeting. This is your newsletter. SBMS Newsletter material can be copied as long as SBMS is identified as source. San Bernardino Microwave Society newsletter 247 Rebel Road Ridgecrest, CA 93555 USA